5 hours ago5 hr Not long after we acquired Doyle, I commented somewhere on here about how fidgety he was at the plate. I think I phrased it as him looking like an amateur golfer who watched way too many YouTube swing videos. He had a dramatic toe tap, moving his body a ton pre-pitch like some sort of routine he felt was necessary. He looked awful. Now? Hes SO MUCH QUIETER in his stance. More upright, very slight toe tap, is not draining concentration from the pitcher by concentrating on some dumb movement. He looks like a completely different hitter. For as much s%*# as Getz fairly gets for the Castillo debacle, I think this Doyle move is going to prove to be a real winner, not only through this post season but also by adding another 20-30 dongs to our lineup next season. Huge props to the hitting staff for apparently fixing this kid.
5 hours ago5 hr Pretty sure you and I were the only Doyle advocates when we got him. I think he’s going to be one of the most valuable players on our team next year and will be starting in centerfield with Peters getting time in left.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 hour ago, mmmmmbeeer said:Not long after we acquired Doyle, I commented somewhere on here about how fidgety he was at the plate. I think I phrased it as him looking like an amateur golfer who watched way too many YouTube swing videos. He had a dramatic toe tap, moving his body a ton pre-pitch like some sort of routine he felt was necessary. He looked awful.Now? Hes SO MUCH QUIETER in his stance. More upright, very slight toe tap, is not draining concentration from the pitcher by concentrating on some dumb movement. He looks like a completely different hitter.For as much s%*# as Getz fairly gets for the Castillo debacle, I think this Doyle move is going to prove to be a real winner, not only through this post season but also by adding another 20-30 dongs to our lineup next season. Huge props to the hitting staff for apparently fixing this kid.He can be a 5 tool player. Excellent pick up. We need right handed pop.
4 hours ago4 hr 1 hour ago, hi8is said:Pretty sure you and I were the only Doyle advocates when we got him. I think he’s going to be one of the most valuable players on our team next year and will be starting in centerfield with Peters getting time in left.Peters arm makes him a better corner outfielder. Edited 4 hours ago4 hr by Colome's Hat
4 hours ago4 hr Also think Vargas could potentially be a corner outfielder. Don't think for a second that it's the equivalent of moving Vaughn to the outfield. He's the best athlete on the team by far.
4 hours ago4 hr If the coaches can fix Doyle, what does that say about some other players who clearly have needed fixing for a while.
4 hours ago4 hr Author 40 minutes ago, Green Line said:If the coaches can fix Doyle, what does that say about some other players who clearly have needed fixing for a while.That it’s predominantly mental, but I was assured it was a 1.37° change in Mune’s bat angle while in his batting stance and definitely not mental.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 hour ago, Colome's Hat said:Also think Vargas could potentially be a corner outfielder. Don't think for a second that it's the equivalent of moving Vaughn to the outfield. He's the best athlete on the team by far.Doyle has the better arm and sprint speed is very very close.Vargas better power for his size, but not by a whole lot unless you're saying Vargas has even more potential to reach for physically next year.
3 hours ago3 hr 1 hour ago, Green Line said:If the coaches can fix Doyle, what does that say about some other players who clearly have needed fixing for a while.That some are more resistant to change than others.That baseball scouts and pitchers/catchers also possess an equivalent ability to bounce back with adjustments.
3 hours ago3 hr Doyle has been getting playing time, especially against LHP, and has pretty good numbers to show for it. He is hot at the right time.
3 hours ago3 hr He could never hit in the best hitter's park in MLB, and you guys think it's because of some unusual movement in the batters box?
50 minutes ago50 min 2 hours ago, oldsox said:He could never hit in the best hitter's park in MLB, and you guys think it's because of some unusual movement in the batters box?He was great in 2024. If you get him any close to these numbers you have a heck of a player.2024 Season Statistics• Games Played: 149• Batting Average (AVG): .260• On-Base Percentage (OBP): .317• Slugging Percentage (SLG): .446• Home Runs (HR): 23• Runs Batted In (RBI): 72• Stolen Bases (SB): 30Golf glove defense
41 minutes ago41 min 1 minute ago, HoosierSox said:He was great in 2024. If you get him any close to these numbers you have a heck of a player.2024 Season Statistics• Games Played: 149• Batting Average (AVG): .260• On-Base Percentage (OBP): .317• Slugging Percentage (SLG): .446• Home Runs (HR): 23• Runs Batted In (RBI): 72• Stolen Bases (SB): 30Golf glove defense
36 minutes ago36 min Purple RowDoyle Rules!Tell all your friends with this awesome new shirt from BreakingT!One of the stories we've heard is that Doyle's offense was adversely impacted by outfield wall collisions caused by his aggressive style of play...think Aaron Rowand.Could it also be he's finally feeling 100% healthy/rested???Brenton Doyle’s 2026 falloff was significantly exacerbated by a combination of swing changes, a severe left oblique contusion, and a nagging left groin strain. After winning back-to-back National League Gold Gloves in 2023 and 2024 and hitting 23 home runs in 2024, Doyle struggled heavily at the plate before being sidelined by injuries in mid-May. [1, 2, 3]📉 The Timeline of His Falloff and InjuriesEarly 2026 Slump: Before his major injury, Doyle slumped offensively, slashing just .207/.279/.270 with one home run across 43 games. He admitted that over-tinkering with his swing during Spring Training placed him on a "hamster wheel of changes" that disrupted his rhythm. [1, 2]The Oblique Contusion: On May 19, 2026, while making a characteristic fearless dive for a fly ball, Doyle suffered a severe left oblique contusion. The injury placed him on the 10-day injured list and proved to be incredibly restrictive, limiting his core movement and delaying baseball activities for weeks.Jul 1, 2026, 12:59 AM ETColorado Rockies outfielderBrenton Doyle(groin, oblique) was scheduled to play a full minor-league rehab game in center field for Triple-A Albuquerque on Tuesday, but he was scratched from the lineup before first pitch due to groin tightness, according to MLB.com. Doyle has been on the 10-day injured list since May 21 with a left-oblique contusion.Also injured in Spring Training...which undoubtedly was the start of the swing changes/tinkering."diagnosed with a sprained left wrist, keeping the two-time Gold Glove winner out of spring training action for the past three games"overall, sounds very similar to Kyle Teel's season...just one setback after anotherwrist oblique angle groin injuries van individually be death to a hitter, let alone all three on top of each otherno walks obviously hurts his obp8% below average mlb offensive line but still a valuable player with that defensive and base running baselinew/ White Sox.258.258.438.69792 ops+ Edited 17 minutes ago17 min by caulfield12
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